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Jenny Saile @jennysaile.bsky.social · Jun 25

This week, I’m #RootingForScience by sharing a day in my life as a plant biologist, highlighting what I do and why it matters💚

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Charlotte Gommers @charlottegommers.bsky.social · Jun 8

Very happy to see this review by @elizavveen.bsky.social, Jesse Küpers and myself now out in Plant Cell & Environment! About how stresses impact chloroplasts, and how this can steer plant development via retrograde signaling 🌱 @pph-wur.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pce.15664

Plastids in a Pinch: Coordinating Stress and Developmental Responses Through Retrograde Signalling

Plastids can sense environmental stress and improve whole plant adaptation through retrograde communication to the nucleus. Recent studies have advanced our understanding of integrated canonical and ...

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Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen U&R @pph-wur.bsky.social · May 12

New review by @kinpanchung.bsky.social on cytoplasmic inheritance — exploring key mechanisms, recent advances & open questions 🧬✨
Check it out!
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#cellbiology #genetics #cytoplasmicinheritance #research

Cytoplasmic Inheritance: The Transmission of Plastid and Mitochondrial Genomes Across Cells and Generations

Abstract. In photosynthetic organisms, genetic material is stored in the nucleus and the two cytoplasmic organelles: plastids and mitochondria. While both

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Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen U&R @pph-wur.bsky.social · Apr 16

🚨 PhD position in Plant Cytoplasmic Genetics with Dr. @kinpanchung.bsky.social at @w-u-r.bsky.social. Want to study plastid & mitochondrial inheritance? Apply by May 19: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...

PhD position: Manipulating plastid and mitochondrial inheritance in plants

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Patricija Gran @gran4726.bsky.social · Mar 28

Our research published in @newphyt.bsky.social titled "Unravelling the dynamics of seed‐stored mRNAs during seed priming" (nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....) explores how hydropriming affects mRNA dynamics, enhancing germination but reducing longevity. Thanks to all my co-authors!

Unravelling the dynamics of seed‐stored mRNAs during seed priming

Seed priming is a pre-sowing treatment that enables more efficient and uniform seed germination; however, it negatively affects seed longevity. In this work, the mRNA dynamics underlying a hydroprim...

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Patricija Gran @gran4726.bsky.social · Mar 13

19th Master Class on Seed Technology! 🚨

📅Oct 19-23, 2025
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Register now! 📢

Explore:

🌱 Seed development, dormancy & longevity
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Expert talks, hands-on sessions & networking.

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Michael Nicolas @mklnicolas.bsky.social · Mar 12

How do potato cultivars cope with salt stress? With Rumyana Karlova (PPH-WUR) we are glad to share that our paper investigating potato plants' response to salt stress is out www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... ! with @pph-wur.bsky.social @christatesterink.bsky.social

Potato cultivars use distinct mechanisms for salt stress acclimation

Soil salinity induces osmotic stress and ion toxicity in plants, detrimentally affecting their growth. Potato (Solanum tuberosum) suffers yield reduct…

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Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen U&R @pph-wur.bsky.social · Mar 5

🚨Job alert!

🔬Postdoc in Cytoplasmic Inheritance in Plants at @w-u-r.bsky.social!

🗓 Deadline: April 7, 202
📍Start: June 1, 2025
Details: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...

#Postdoc #PlantScience #WUR

@erc.europa.eu @epsgraduateschool.bsky.social

Postdoctoral researcher: ERC-funded project 'Cytoplasmic Inheritance in Plants'

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Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen U&R @pph-wur.bsky.social · Feb 11

We have officially launched our LinkedIn page!

Follow us for the latest updates on our research and innovations in plant science. 🌱🔬🧬

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#plantphysiology #research #innovation #scicomm #plantscience

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Christa Testerink @christatesterink.bsky.social · Feb 7

And.... the story is now out in PNAS, greatly improved with new data since the pre-print, so check it out and find out how ABA plays an unexpected role in root responses to salinity. @pph-wur.bsky.social @w-u-r.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Charlotte Gommers @charlottegommers.bsky.social · Feb 7

Very happy to be a part of this team work! We discovered an unexpected role for ABA in root responses to salt stress. @jasper-lamers.bsky.social @christatesterink.bsky.social @pph-wur.bsky.social @wurplant.bsky.social @epsgraduateschool.bsky.social

Christa Testerink @christatesterink.bsky.social · Feb 7

And.... the story is now out in PNAS, greatly improved with new data since the pre-print, so check it out and find out how ABA plays an unexpected role in root responses to salinity. @pph-wur.bsky.social @w-u-r.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen U&R @pph-wur.bsky.social · Dec 18

Job Alert! We're seeking a Lecturer in Plant Physiology to join our team. If you're a passionate educator with expertise in plant sciences, this position is for you. Inspire minds and be part of shaping tomorrow's leaders. Apply now!
www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/...

Docent Plantenfysiologie

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